{"product_id":"9781504019873","title":"Tituba of Salem Village","description":"\u003cb\u003eYoung readers “will be carried along by the sheer excitement of the story” of 17th-century slavery and witchcraft by the million-copy selling author (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1688, Tituba and her husband, John, are sold to a Boston minister and sent to the strange world of Salem, Massachusetts. Rumors about witches are spreading like wildfire throughout the state, filling the heads of Salem’s superstitious, God-fearing residents. When the reverend’s suggestible young daughter, Betsey, starts having fits, the townsfolk declare it to be the devil’s work. Suspicion falls on Tituba, who can read fortunes and spin flax into thread so fine it seems like magic.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When suspicion turns to hatred, Tituba finds herself in grave danger. Will she be judged guilty of witchcraft and hanged? Loosely based on accounts of the period and trial transcripts\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Ann Petry’s compelling historical novel draws readers into the hysteria of America’s deadly witch hunts.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171024617712,"sku":"9781504019873","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504019873_p0.jpg?v=1763709919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504019873","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}